Gunfire erupted early Sunday around 1:00 AM on East 55 Street and Woodland near a crowd that gathered. A bullet shattered the window of a Cleveland Police cruiser, with the officers still in the car. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
As the Cleveland Division of Police continues to struggle with staffing issues, the police academy has nine new recruits in training. The class is the lowest the division has seen in 25 years.
According to a new report filed in federal court, the Cleveland Police Department mishandled the internal investigation into a female officer who was shot by her rookie partner in 2020.
A police photo posted online shows a Cleveland officer recently shot in the line of duty smiling with the dispatchers who handled his call. A Cleveland police tweet shows Detective Mark Bahrijczuk in good spirits with his armed still bandaged.